This is what Karma Yogini Bianca, 24, from Graz/AT has to say about her experience in the Pranakitchen

Healthy eating, cooking, foods are things that have always been interesting to me. From a young age on I used to cook with my mom – she called me Kräuterlilli (austrian nickname for : Herb-Lilli) because I used to sit in my Grandma’s garden surrounded by herbs, tasting the full variety of herbs ( intinctally I knew they were good for me). I went to school and during 4 years I was thaught to prpare traditional austian dishes – cooking with recipies, gosh was I bored…. – after that I took a two year long break from cooking – and then i found my way back tot he kitchen, strated to experiment and slowly rediscovered the joy of cooking.

My path brought me now tot he Pranakitchen, here I am: volunteering at a yoga retreat, (I had no idea who I would meet here in the kitchen) we are supposed to cook for participants oft he retreat; cooking for up to 25 people…… initially I was a bit sceptical but I did not want to miss out on this experience (why I could not say at the time when I signed up!).

This decision was probably one of the best that I took in quite a while ☺ Pranakitchen is different! The feeling, the energy (prana), the attitude … it brings out the best from everything – from the ingredients and from ourselfes; one can feel that the food is prepared with love and resepect. All day long in the kitchen, all day long cooking and it was not annoying at all as I was used to from the cooking classes at school, not even once stressful J It was as if everything was going flowing in its natural way, without stress, without getting boring, simply interesting. I am eternally grateful that I was able to make this great experience and look forward to many more events with Pranakitchen.